WOWSA Performance of the Year Nominee Julie Galloway (Ireland) – Record-setting Marathon Swimmer
Julie
Galloway had an exciting and eventful summer season this year. Between completing a two-way English Channel relay in 24 hours and 4 minutes as a charity fundraiser for the National Rehabilitation Hospital and getting married, she established the world record of 9 hours 32 minutes for the Round Jersey swim. A highly technical circumnavigation swim that required optimal timing and expert navigation, Julie joyously swam the 41 miles faster than every man and woman in history around the open water swimming oasis in the middle of the English Channel.
The personable, energetic and ever-smiling Texas native brings good cheer to the sport, a level of competitive intensity to every swim and a passion for traditional marathon swimming that makes her Round Jersey solo swim a worthy nominee for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year.
For more information on Julie Galloway, visit here.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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